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About Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.

Job Description

Generic responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines 
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action 
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management 
• Ensure proper filing of documents  
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function 

Specific responsibilities

• Provide legal information, counseling and assistance to displaced affected people in accordance with the ICLA strategy, project documents, and applicable laws and procedures.
• Identify and select beneficiaries, collecting relevant documents (copies of claim files, customary or title deeds, client request form, NRC contract with client, village leader certification or any other relevant documents).
• Enter all activity information into ICLA electronic database and maintain hard copies of all means of verification documents.
• Conduct legal awareness sessions for beneficiaries in communities, in hard-to-reach areas and/or at border areas.
• Assist officers and Team Leader in legal cases including in the preparation of petitions and lawsuits, defense letters or any other legal letter if requested by clients in accordance with laws. Where appropriate, and under the supervision of the Officer and Coordinator, represent clients in their legal case.
• Assist officers and Team Leader in the preparation and execution of capacity building trainings as per project documents.
• Provide individual counselling services to beneficiaries as per ICLA standards and report outcomes, challenges, and progress to direct line of supervision.
• Collaborating with ICLA Officer and Team Leader in uploading the Methods of Verifications to the monitoring and evaluation tracker on a regular basis.
• Preparing and presenting the weekly and monthly progress report to the ICLA Officer on a timely manner.
• Conduct legal research and analysis as assigned by the Officer, Coordinator or Project Manager.
• Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

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